Table 4 Obstetrics-related characteristics of mothers in selected high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries (n = 178,875): based on 2010–2018 DHS
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Ideal number of children | < 4 | 28,764 | 16.08 |
≥ 4 | 150,111 | 83.92 | |
Age at first cohabitation | < 18 | 105,031 | 58.72 |
≥ 18 | 73,844 | 41.28 | |
Number of living children | None | 15,880 | 8.88 |
1–2 | 55,138 | 30.83 | |
|  | ≥ 3 | 107,857 | 60.30 |
Ever had terminated pregnancy | Yes | 27,224 | 15.23 |
No | 151,588 | 84.34 |